Lafayette Reads: Author Peter Heller

This event is free of charge, no ticket required.
Adults and older teens - join us in welcoming renowned author Peter Heller for a reading and book signing featuring "Burn," our 2025 Lafayette Reads fall community read selection. The Read Queen will be on hand with a variety of his books available for purchase. Want to chance to win a book? Visit the Lafayette Reads web page to learn about our online Beanstack Challenge, as well as more details about the book selection, the author, and our Lafayette Learns and Lafayette Reads programs. Find Peter Heller books in the Library Catalog.

About the Author

Peter Heller is the author of the bestselling novels "The Dog Stars," "The Painter," "Celine," and "The River" from Vintage and Knopf. He holds an MFA in poetry and fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, is a former longtime contributor to NPR, and has been a contributing editor at Outside Magazine, Men’s Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. He is an award-winning adventure writer who has traveled the world as an expedition kayaker. Heller is the author of four books of literary nonfiction. He lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife.

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